Wikipedia:Meetup/Wikipedia APA/2014

The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center was proud to host the first "Wikipedia APA," an editathon for cultural presence, in May 2014. Main public announcement here.

For the September 2015 second year's series, see Meetup/Wikipedia APA.

We’re thrilled to invite you to Wikipedia APA, an editing event for improving and increasing the presence of cultural, historic, and artistic information on Wikipedia pertaining to Asian Pacific American (APA) experiences. The first Wikipedia editathon dedicated to APA content, this project will occur as physical events on May 10, 2014 in New York City, Washington DC, and Los Angeles, as well as by proxy, with participants taking part from all throughout the world.

While there is a respectable amount of information currently in the encyclopedia for commonly-known APA topics such as the Chinese Exclusion Act, the Japanese American Internment, and the Model Minority Myth, less information exists online about communities and experiences that have been historically marginalized. As presence on resources like Wikipedia becomes not only a tool for learning, but also a signal of cultural significance, the time is right for us to advocate for a more complete APA narrative.

With the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center’s recent opening of the exhibition Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation, we are underlining a commitment to exploring stories that have traditionally been left untold&mdash;particularly around Americans whose identities include South Asian, Southeast Asian, Pacific Islander, multi-heritage, women, and LGBTQ. Incidentally, these vital APA narratives are dispersed and incomplete on Wikipedia.

Let’s change that.


 * When
 * Saturday, May 10, 2014
 * NYC - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm EST
 * DC - 11:30 am - 5:00 pm EST
 * LA - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm PST


 * Who
 * Everyone of all ages is welcome to attend, regardless of experience. We are happy to teach you the basics of editing Wikipedia!

New York Location
 * Where
 * Coalition for Queens
 * 31-00 47th Avenue #1105
 * Long Island City, NYC
 * 10am - 5pm

Washington DC Location
 * MacMillan Education Center
 * Smithsonian American Art Museum
 * 8th & F Streets NW, Washington, DC (view map)
 * 11:30am - 5pm

Los Angeles Location


 * Los Angeles Public Library - Junipero Serra Branch
 * 4607 S. Main Street
 * Los Angeles, CA 90037
 * 10am - 4pm

San Diego / La Jolla Location
 * University of California, San Diego – Geisel Library, Room 276
 * 9500 Gilman Dr.
 * La Jolla, CA (view map)
 * 10am – 12pm

Austin Location
 * Asian American Resource Center
 * 8401 Cameron Rd
 * Austin, TX (view map)
 * 9am - 3pm

Brown University Location
 * Goddard House
 * Providence, RI
 * 1pm - 5pm


 * RSVP Recommended
 * Please sign up below if you plan on attending or joining us remotely.


 * Etherpad collaborative notes for edit-a-thon coordination

Schedule
Washington, D.C. Schedule

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM - Welcome and Introductions 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM - About the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM - New Editor Tutorial 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM - Lunch, courtesy of Wikimedia DC 1:30 PM - 4:45 PM - Editing Wikipedia 4:45 PM - 5:00 - Document your outcomes/results (at the bottom of this page)

Questions? Add your own

 * How do I RSVP?
 * Add your name to the list below if you plan on joining us remotely.


 * Can I share what I’m doing?
 * Yes, please feel free to share what you’re working on on your preferred social network using #glamwiki and invite your friends to join us remotely!

RSVP
The public is welcome to this event: Yes

NYC
 * 1) Adriel Luis (talk) 16:24, 29 April 2014 (UTC)
 * 2) Jenny Ye (talk) 13:20, 30 April 2014 (UTC)
 * 3) Pharos (talk) 16:02, 30 April 2014 (UTC)
 * 4) Mozucat (talk) 18:51, 2 May 2014 (UTC)
 * 5) TemporaryAvoidance (talk) 15:29, 10 May 2014 (UTC)
 * 6) User:Perfjunkie
 * 7) User:Missjaneausten
 * 8) User:Hkong101
 * 9) User:Spicynachos
 * 10) User:Weiwillwang
 * 11) User:Squiggly.lines
 * 12) User:Nopiano4u
 * 13) User:HaanTang
 * 14) User:Imnotrichard
 * 15) User:Sseid
 * 16) User:Dpuckweed
 * 17) User:Jsiregar
 * 18) User:YayDominique
 * 19) User:Lesleygreytear

DC
 * 1) econterms (talk) 20:45, 29 April 2014 (UTC)  (in DC)
 * 2) Sarasays (talk) 03:30, 2 May 2014 (UTC) (Organizer)
 * 3) Catherine D. (via email)
 * 4) James (via Meetup.com)
 * 5) Leglish (talk) 03:30, 30 April 2014 (UTC)
 * 6) Harej (talk) 05:37, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
 * 7) Fuzheado | Talk 19:24, 5 May 2014 (UTC) (probable)
 * 8) Djembayz (talk) 23:04, 5 May 2014 (UTC) (probable)
 * 9) Kaybdc
 * 10) Masum Momaya (talk)
 * 11) Megan (via APAC website)
 * 12) Jewel Seng (Burmese)
 * 13) Heather (via APAC website)
 * 14) Melissa (via APAC website)
 * 15) Harris (via APAC website)
 * 16) Olivia (via APAC website)
 * 17) Frank (via APAC website)
 * 18) Lawrence-Minh
 * 19) Maggie
 * 20) Cynthia
 * 21) Suman
 * 22) Aishini
 * 23) Ellen Yu
 * 24) Friend of Smokey the Bear is participating remotely
 * 25) Jweaver28 (talk) 21:47, 9 May 2014 (UTC)
 * 26) Mengyan (Crystal)
 * 27) Xuejin (Shirley)
 * 28) MsAditi (talk)

LA
 * Los Angeles attendees please RSVP on the LA APA Meetup page

Maybe
 * Geraldshields11 (talk) 15:11, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Zell Faze (talk) 15:45, 27 April 2014 (UTC) I'll try to come.
 * OR drohowa (talk) 13:58, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
 * — Arsonal (talk + contribs) — 03:26, 29 April 2014 (UTC)
 * MZMcBride (talk) 01:39, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Uncommon fritillary (talk) 03:14, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

Existing efforts to build on

 * WikiProject_Asian_Americans - dormant project with a good start
 * WikiProject_Asian_Americans - TODO list of articles to work on
 * WikiProject_Asian_Americans/Assessment - assessment of critical and important AA articles

Articles to improve
In general, anything that is an Asian American stub article could use your help. You can peruse a list of Asian_American_stubs. Otherwise, take a look a the specific list and needs below.

History

 * Khmer Exiled Americans augustnomnomsand xsqually did some stuff! yay

Issues

 * Racebending - orphan; link to from other articles
 * Chinese_exclusion_policy_of_NASA - neutrality dispute, lack of sources

Asian American academics

 * Asian American studies - poor state of affairs, only one or two references; need complete list of academics
 * Peter Kwong (academic) - stub, from Hunter College, needs more than one sentence
 * Elizabeth Lew-Williams - stub, newly appointed, first ever Asian American studies prof at Princeton

Asian American media

 * Asian American Public Television

Journalists

 * Emil_Guillermo - needs wiki links, references and nice photo
 * Eleanor Hong
 * HyunJu Chappell Hine
 * Carolyn Ayon Lee
 * Or, how about adding more journalists to the categories:
 * Category:American journalists of Chinese descent
 * Category:American journalists of Japanese descent
 * Category:American journalists of Filipino descent
 * Category:American journalists of Korean descent

Popular culture

 * The_Green_Turtle, first Asian American superhero in a comic, and the author, Chu F. Hing
 * George Hirose
 * Hudson Yang
 * Jenny Han
 * David Tamura
 * Takuma Kanaiwa
 * Peelander-Z
 * Tatsuya Yoshida
 * Eric Ho

History

 * The Heart Mountain Fair Play Committee (mentioned in the Heart Mountain Relocation Center without detail)
 * Chinese and Indian Laborers in Louisiana (being created by Jenny Li (apennyforajenny)
 * A Grain of Sand: Music for the Struggle of Asians in America
 * The (Great) Indian Poetry Collective
 * DesiLit
 * Asian Americans in New York City

Biographies

 * Estelle Peck Ishigo - possible source: library archive
 * George Hoshida - possible source: Japanese National Museum
 * Shoson Nagahara - possible source:LA Times
 * Shikha Malaviya - possible source: poetry site
 * Corky Lee
 * Dan Tsang - possible source: faculty profile page
 * H.T. Tsiang - possible source: Slate magazine article
 * Michiyo Fukaya (Michiyo Cornell) - possible source: Google Books entry
 * Daniel G.C. Wu
 * Gini Cruz Santos

History

 * Ghadar Party (Indian)
 * Asian-American Immigration (edit to include Asian immigration arriving from South Pacific, Caribbean, South America, Africa; the history of Indian and Chinese Labor in Louisiana post-Civil War)
 * Godzilla Asian American Arts Network (Filipino) - stub
 * 43rd_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States) (Filipino) - references needed
 * 44th Infantry Regiment (United States) (Filipino) - references needed, stub
 * 45th Infantry Regiment (United States) (Filipino) - references needed, stub
 * 57th Infantry Regiment (United States) (Filipino) - references needed, stub
 * Bellingham riots (Indian) - add images and imagery from - http://www.wce.wwu.edu/resources/AACR/documents/bellingham/index.htm
 * Roldan v. Los Angeles County (Filipino)

Cultural Sites

 * Sheboygan Hmong Memorial (Hmong)
 * Harada House (Japanese)
 * St. Malo, Louisiana (Filipino)
 * Hmong American Peace Academy (Hmong)
 * Day of Remembrance (Japanese Americans)

Japanese War Relocation Centers

 * Gila River War Relocation Center (Japanese)
 * Granada War Relocation Center (Japanese)
 * Jerome War Relocation Center (Japanese)
 * Topaz War Relocation Center (Japanese)
 * Poston War Relocation Center (Japanese)
 * Tule Lake War Relocation Center (Japanese)
 * Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Japanese)

Biographies

 * Aimee Nezhukumatathil (Malayali and Filipina)
 * Aimee Phan (Vietnamese)
 * Akhil Sharma (Indian)
 * Anand Lal Shimpi (Indian and Iranian)
 * Andrew Lam (Vietnamese)
 * Andrew X. Pham (Vietnamese)
 * Anil Dash (Indian)
 * Anjana Appachana (Indian)
 * Anu Garg (writer, Indian)
 * Anurag Mathur (Indian)
 * Bao Vo (Vietnamese)
 * Barbara Jane Reyes (Filipina)
 * Bee Vang (Hmong)
 * Bharti Kirchner (Indian)
 * Bino Realuyo (Filipino)
 * Bobby Balcena (Filipino)
 * Bobby Chouinard (Filipino)
 * Brandon Villafuerte (Hawaiian)
 * Buwei Yang Chao (Chinese)
 * Danh Quach (Vietnamese)
 * Foung Hawj (Laotian)
 * Hartriono B. Sastrowardoyo (Indonesian and Filipino)
 * Kao Kalia Yang (Hmong)
 * Le Thi Diem Thuy (Vietnamese)
 * Lan Cao (Vietnamese)
 * Mai Neng Moua (Hmong)
 * Minal Hajratwala (Indian)
 * M.T. Mehdi (Iranian)
 * Nguyen Qui Duc (Vietnamese)
 * Nikil Dutt (Indian)
 * Noel Alumit (Filipino)
 * Peter Bacho (Filipino)
 * Quang X. Pham (Vietnamese)
 * Rajiv Chandrasekaran (journalist, Indian)


 * Ralph Peña (Filipino)
 * Rishi Reddi (Indian)
 * Roy Anthony Cutaran Bennett (Filipino)
 * Samina Ali (Indian)
 * Sandeep Parikh (Indian)
 * Santha Rama Rau (Indian)
 * Sesshu Foster
 * Shauna Singh Baldwin (Indian)
 * Shoba Narayan (Indian)
 * TC Huo (Laotian)
 * Tram-Anh Tran (Vietnamese)
 * Vicki Draves (Filipina)

Literature, Art, Music, Movies, TV

 * Secret_Identities:_The_Asian_American_Superhero_Anthology
 * An Obedient Father
 * Bandhak (South Asian)
 * Cebu (novel) (Filipino)
 * Darkness (short stories) (Indian)
 * Desirable Daughters (Indian)
 * Dream Jungle (Filipino)
 * Salaam, Paris (Indian)
 * The Caprices (Filipina)
 * The Inscrutable Americans (Indian)
 * The Palace of Illusions: A Novel (Indian)
 * What's Up Thailand (Thai)

Tutorials
Getting Started Guide (Presentation in DC)

Websites, library catalogs, & databases

 * Flickr Commons, Smithsonian Institution - http://www.flickr.com/photos/smithsonian/
 * Chinese Railroad Workers, Stanford University - http://www.stanford.edu/group/chineserailroad/cgi-bin/wordpress/

Help after the event

 * Teahouse, a friendly place to help new editors get started

Article creation

 * New articles
 * Bernice Bing
 * Jeffrey Broadbent
 * Shoson Nagahara
 * Peter Kwong (academic)
 * Elizabeth Lew-Williams
 * Naoko Shibusawa
 * George Hoshida
 * Corky Lee
 * George Hirose
 * Eric Ho
 * Evelyn Hu-DeHart
 * Jigna Desai
 * Robert G. Lee
 * Victoria Law
 * Hudson Yang
 * Asian Americans in New York City
 * Cambodian Son


 * Updated articles
 * Rajiv Chandrasekaran (journalist, Indian)
 * Anu Garg (writer, Indian)
 * Emil Guillermo
 * Jinah Kim


 * Images uploaded to Wikimedia Commons